Dec 02, 2011 12:01 PM
Ingredients for carrot halwa for 4-6 servings.
Carrots (gajar) - 500gms
Sugar -1/2 cup or more according to taste.
Milk (full cream) - 2 cups
Khoa or condensed milk or Fresh Cream -100 gms
Ghee - 1/4 cup
Cashew nuts, almonds, pista - 4-5 each, chopped fine
Raisins - 10-15
Cardamom powder- 1 teaspoon.
Preparation: Grate carrots using a fine grater. You may also use food processor to grate carrots to make is faster and easier.
Making carrot halva - Cooking method:
Put the grated carrots and milk in a heavy bottomed pan and boil till thick and stir occasionally. Once it starts thickening, stir continuously. Add sugar and mix well. When the mixtures starts to thicken again, put the cardamom powder, ghee, saffron and put the stove in low flame (not sim mode) and stir continuously till the ghee comes out or the mixture collects well in the spoon and don't get stick to the pan. Carrot halva is ready to serve. Serve it hot with chopped almonds or at room temperature or cold as you like. You may put it in fridge for cooling.
